Report: Makur Maker Signs NBA Deal

Sydney Kings Next Star Makur Maker will make his way to the NBA for the coming season, with reports indicating the young big has signed with the Washington Wizards.

The Washington Post is reporting that Maker has signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Wizards, with the expectation he will participate in their upcoming training camp next month and then join the Capital City Go-Go, Washington's G League team for the season. An Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year, minimum salary deal that can be converted into a two-way contract before the regular season starts.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">?Former ?<a href="https://twitter.com/SydneyKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SydneyKings</a>? Makur Maker puts on that ?<a href="https://twitter.com/NBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBL</a>? Championship Ring b4 signing his first ?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a>? contract w ?<a href="https://twitter.com/WashWizards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WashWizards</a>?! Congrats to the former ?<a href="https://twitter.com/hillcrest_prep?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hillcrest_prep</a>? ?<a href="https://twitter.com/DreamVisionBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DreamVisionBall</a>? &amp; ?<a href="https://twitter.com/HUMensBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HUMensBB</a>? alum. My home team got a workhorse! <a href="https://t.co/ZNqqJFVAI6">pic.twitter.com/ZNqqJFVAI6</a></p>&mdash; Edward. Smith (@CoachESmith07) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachESmith07/status/1557262428534034432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


The 21 year-old Maker joined Sydney last season, suiting up in 21 games and playing a key role down the stretch during the Kings' run to the championship.

Following the NBL season, Maker joined the Chicago Bulls at NBA Summer League impressing those in attendance with his growth.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A 6&#39;10 play Maker.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL22?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL22</a> Grand Final series LIVE + FREE on ESPN vis Kayo Sports freebies ? <a href="https://t.co/eANj6zksTc">pic.twitter.com/eANj6zksTc</a></p>&mdash; The NBL (@NBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1522520464102371328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>